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Community Health Watch shines a spotlight on grassroots health initiatives, local champions, and collective efforts improving well-being across Nigeria. From rural clinics to urban outreach programs, this category explores how communities are taking ownership of their health—through innovation, collaboration, and advocacy.

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One Vision, One Future: Why Africa's Health Financing Is a Global Reset

May 27, 2026
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The Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak Shows Why Preparedness Cannot Wait

May 25, 2026
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Beyond Emergency Response: Strengthening Nigeria’s Health Communication Infrastructure

May 23, 2026
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Drug Shortage at Jere PHC in Kaduna Leaves Patients with Chronic Illnesses Without Medication

May 22, 2026
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Lessons from the 2026 HFN Conference on Innovation, Financing and Universal Health Coverage

May 20, 2026
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Revitalised but Struggling: Dogon Kurmi PHC in Darkness

By | December 25, 2025

For over two years, residents of Dogon Kurmi Primary Health Care (PHC) have accessed healthcare in near-total darkness. A revitalised health centre meant to save lives now forces health workers to conduct deliveries with torchlights, turning moments of hope into life-threatening risks. Dogon Kurmi Primary Health Centre is a Level 2 PHC facility located in […]

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How The Facility Health Committee is Keeping Krosha Clinic Open Amid Neglect and Decay

By | December 18, 2025

For residents of Krosha, in Kaduna State, keeping their only health clinic open has become a daily struggle shadowed by decay, neglect, and fear. What happens when a community’s only lifeline for care is at risk of collapsing, both physically and systemically? Krosha Health Clinic is a Health Post serving Krosha and several neighbouring communities, […]

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A Health Centre in Name Only: The Hard Reality in Igbe Laara

By | December 11, 2025

The struggle pregnant women face at the Primary Health Centre (PHC) in Igbe Laara located in Ikorodu, Lagos, is a daily reminder that a building alone cannot save lives. Mothers see the big signboard but the services they desperately need remain out of reach. Vivian Godwin, a heavily pregnant resident, shared her frustration. “I went […]

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Pregnant Women Face Growing Danger at Gauraka PHC

By | December 4, 2025

Pregnant women are increasingly relying on traditional birth attendants and home births in Gauraka town of Niger State, due to an overstretched clinic. For many, the danger begins long before labour even starts. “Our only options are traditional birth attendants or auxiliary nurses who run medicine shops,” Sai’edi Sule, a resident explained. “At the clinic, […]

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Community Trades Worship for Wellness, Saving Dorawar Sallau PHC

By | November 27, 2025

By Rahima Shehu Dokaji What does it take for a community to access lifesaving care? For the Dorawar Sallau community in Garun Malam Local Government Area (LGA), Kano state, it took a sacred sacrifice: giving up a mosque’s Eid prayer ground so that thousands could finally receive dignified healthcare close to home. “We had no choice […]

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